Global Patent Index - EP 3072432 B2

EP 3072432 B2 20230920 - ROBOT CLEANER AND ROBOT CLEANING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME

Title (en)

ROBOT CLEANER AND ROBOT CLEANING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME

Title (de)

REINIGUNGSROBOTER UND REINIGUNGSROBOTERSYSTEM DAMIT

Title (fr)

ROBOT DE NETTOYAGE ROBOTISÉ ET SYSTÈME DE NETTOYAGE COMPORTANT CELUI-CI

Publication

EP 3072432 B2 20230920 (EN)

Application

EP 16161607 A 20160322

Priority

KR 20150040090 A 20150323

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3072432A1] The invention relates to a robot cleaner and to a method for operating the robot cleaner. To provide an robot cleaner and a method for operating the robot cleaner allowing an improved cleaning process avoiding any undesired cleaning operation and preferably providing a possibility for an interaction with the user, even if the user has left the apartment or could not manually control the robot cleaner, an robot cleaner (10) is provided, comprising: a main body (210) having a suction port; a travelling device (280) to move the main body (210); a cleaning device or brush assembly (245) installed on the main body (210); a controller (270); a communication unit (222) adapted to transmit cleaning status information to a remote device (600) and to receive cleaning command information from a remote device (300); at least one sensor (180, 190, 195) sensing the floor to be cleaned and providing cleanliness information to the controller (270); wherein the controller (270) is adapted to determine whether to stop cleaning operation or whether to continue the cleaning operation based on the cleanliness information and (or) based on the cleaning command information.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 9/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A47L 9/2826 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A47L 9/2847 (2013.01 - KR); A47L 9/2852 (2013.01 - KR); A47L 9/2857 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 9/2894 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A47L 11/4011 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01 - US); B25J 9/16 (2013.01 - KR); B25J 19/04 (2013.01 - KR); G05D 1/0022 (2024.01 - US); G05D 1/024 (2024.01 - EP US); G05D 1/0246 (2024.01 - US); G08C 17/02 (2013.01 - EP US); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01 - KR); A47L 2201/06 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01 - EP US); G08C 2201/51 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent :

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3072432 A1 20160928; EP 3072432 B1 20180228; EP 3072432 B2 20230920; EP 3345525 A1 20180711; EP 3345525 B1 20200304; EP 3679849 A1 20200715; EP 3679849 B1 20220629; EP 3679850 A1 20200715; EP 3679850 B1 20220629; KR 102314637 B1 20211018; KR 20160113857 A 20161004; KR 20210125974 A 20211019; US 2016278599 A1 20160929; US 9962054 B2 20180508

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16161607 A 20160322; EP 18158645 A 20160322; EP 20160758 A 20160322; EP 20160760 A 20160322; KR 20150040090 A 20150323; KR 20210135723 A 20211013; US 201615077684 A 20160322